Hi Ontbirders,
Tony Thatcher and I drove up to Packenham late this morning, arriving about 12:15. There were three observers present, two of whom were just departing and they advised us that the bird was feeding in its usual apple tree at the end of Dalkeith St. It was on the rail bed side of the tree and best observed from the rail bed or the adjacent embankment from where Tony and I watched it for about ten minutes. The bird was far less skittish than when I saw it Friday afternoon, 4 December. The bird then moved to the front of the tree towards Dalkeith Street and we had to move back around to the property where the school buses are parked, from which parking lot we observed the bird for another ten minutes or so until it flew past us and disappeared into, or perhaps behind, a tall coniferous tree set back off Dalkeith on the property across Dalkeith from the school bus parking area. Great views, particularly in the scope from the embankment as the sun was behind us so the bird showed very well. Happy birding, Peter Campbell Ottawa, ON Directions: Either take Cty Rd 29 north from Carleton Place (where Hwy 7 and Hwy 15 meet) to Packenham and turn left on Jessie St up to Dalkeith or take Hwy 417 west from Ottawa to the Kinburn Side Road exit and follow the signs for Packenham to a right turn on Jessie Street. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
